'As much as we want to do things to improve any way we can, we also don't want to force anything,' said Eagles GM Howie Roseman.

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The Eagles have the money, perhaps as much as $24 million in salary cap space, and the need, especially at safety.

The question is whether the Eagles will use a large sum of that money to sign one or more of the marquee free agents available beginning Saturday, when the NFL's free agency period begins. None can be signed, however, before 4 p.m. Tuesday.

There should be at least a few elite players available at the position the Eagles need help at the most: safety. Buffalo's Jairus Byrd and Cleveland's T.J. Ward are both expected to hit the market after their respective teams decided not to use the ...